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PATENTED AUG. 2, 1904.

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UNITED STATES Patented August 2., 1904.

HENRY REININGER, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,524, dated August 2, 1904.

Application led September 26, 1903x Serial No. 174,743. (No nicdeldy To (Ll/Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY REININGER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Cooler, of which the following' is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to beer-coolers, such as shown and described in the Letters Patent of the United States, No. 626,934, granted to me June 13, 1899.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved cooler for cooling wort, beer, and other liquids and arranged to increase the cooling efliciency of the cooling medium, to allow convenient and thorough cleaning of the various parts, to reduce the loss of the liquid to a minimum, and to prevent the liquid from coming in contact with the atmosphere during the cooling` process.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations of the same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding' parts in all the views.

Figure l is a sectional side elevation of the improvement. Fig. Q is an enlarged side elevation of the base portion of the improvement. Fig. 3 is asectional plan view of the improvement on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. t is an enlarged sectional side elevation of one of the set of circulating pipes and tubes. Fig. is an inverted plan View of the lower head for the removable section. Fig. 6 is an inverted plan view of the upper head of the stationary section, parts being in section. Fig. '7 is an inverted plan view of the lower head of the stationary section, and Fig. 8 is a plan view of the upper head of the removable section.

The cooler consist-s, essentially, of a stationary section for the circulation of the brine or other cooling medium and of a removable seetion arranged for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, the members of one section exl tending into the members of the other seci tion, and the arrangement being' such that the cooling medium and the liquid to be cooled iiow'in opposite directions to insure an effective cooling' of the liquid. The stationary section is provided with superimposed heads A and B, fastened together by bolts, and the head B is bolt-ed to a suitable base C. The heads A and B are provided with compartments A and B, respectively, connected with each other, as indicated in Fig. l, and from the top ofeach compartment B/ in the head B extends a vertical central pipe D, around which are grouped a plurality of small pipes E, spaced from each other and from the central pipe, as plainly shown in Fig. 3. The pipes E are secured at their lower ends in a bonnet E, screwed or otherwise secured to the top of the head A and opening into a compartment A' thereof, and through each bonnet E extends the corresponding central pipe D. The upper end of each central pipe D and the upper ends of the pipes E are secured in the bottom of a hood E2 for connecting the said ends of the pipes E and D with each other to allow the cooling medium to pass from the upper ends of the pipes E by way of the hood E'l into the central pipe D.

One of the compartments, A', is provided with an inlet A2 for the brine or other cooling medium, (sce Figs. 2 and 6,) so that the said cooling' medium `flows into this compartment and from the same by way of the pipes E in an upward direction to the hood E2 and down the central pipe D into a compartment B' of the head B, and from this compartment the brine flows through a port B2 in the top of the head B to the compartment A adjacent to the inlet-compartment. brine can now pass through the next set of pipes E and D to the next compartment B and by the port B2 to the following compartment until the brine has passed through all the sets of pipes D and E and hoods to finally reach the last compartment in the head B, from which the brine flows out by way of an outlet B, (Sec Figs. 2 and 7.)

The removable section above mentioned and (See Fig. 7.) The an inlet-compartment F',circulatingcompart ments F2 and F3, and an outlet-compartment F3, of which the inlet-compartment F and the outlet-compartment F3 are connected with channels A3 and At, formed in the side wall of the section A. (See Fig. 6.)- The channels A3 and A4 are provided with an inlet A5 and an outlet A6 for the Ventrance-and exit of the wort, beer, or other liquid to be cooled. The

lhead'G is providedlwith compartments G', G3, 4and G3, (see Fig. 8,) land the compartment F is connected by a tube H with the compartment G', from which leads a second tube H to the compartment F3 in the head F, and this compartment is connected by a tube H with the compartment'G3, which in turn is connected by a tube H with the compartment F3. From this compartment leads a tube H to the compartment G3, connected by a tube Hwith the exit-compartment Ff, from which the liqvuid to be cooled passes to the channel A4 and to the outlet A3. It isexpressly yunderstood that each of the tubes H mentioned inclosesa set of pipes E and D, and the -several tubes H are connected with each other by the corresponding compartments of the heads F and G, so that the liquid to be cooled circulates through the apparatus in a reverse direction to the travel of the cooling medium, as above described. Furthermore, it will be seen that the liquid to be cooled in its passage through the pipes H completely surrounds all the pipes D and E to insure a quick and thorough cooling of the liquid by the cooling medium flowing through the said sets of pipes E and D. The heads F and G are also connected with each other by a shell J for inclosing the tubes H, and this shell J is provided with an inlet J, adapted to be connected by a hose with the outlet B3, so that the cooling medium for circulating through the sets of pipes, as described, can pass into the shell to surround the tubes H and to finally pass out through an outlet J 3 from the upper end of the shell. It is understood, however, that the inlet J' may be connected with a separate cooling-medium supply; but when the cooling medium leaving the outlet B3 is of a sufficiently low temperature then this outlet B3 is preferably connected with the inlet J On Athe shell J is also arranged a hand-hole J3 for cleaning the shell. wheneverit is desired to doso.

In order to allow of conveniently cleaning the section for the liquidv to be cooled, the following arrangement is made: In the top of the head Aand at the center thereof is erected a support or standard K, preferably in the shape of a pipe, extending loosely through a central pipe L, connecting the heads F and G with each other. In the support or standard K directly above the top of the head G are pivoted jaws N, pressed apart by a spring O, so as to extend with their outer free ends beyond the sides of the support or standard K. When the apparatus has been used for cooling a liquid and it is desired to clean the parts through which the liquid to be cooled iows, then the swing-bolts I are swung loose and swung down to disconnect the head F from the head A, and then the operator takeshold of handles F3 on the sides of the lower head F, and pushes the said head F, the head G, the pipes H, and the shell J, as well as the pipe L, upward a desired distance, and in doing so the jaws N partly close, and when the operator releases the handles F5 then the jaws N press suiiciently hard against the inner surface of the pipe L to support the removable section on the standard K.

By the arrangement described convenient access is had to the lower ends of the tubes H to permit of cleaning the. same, and as the compartments F', F3, F3, and FAt are now open they can also be readily cleansed from any impurities that may adhere to the walls of the compartments. In a like manner the compartments G, G3,gand G3 in the head G can be cleansed by removing the top or cover thereof.

Then the removable section has been cleansed, the operator takes hold again of the handles F5 and draws the removable section downward until the base of the head F again rests on the top of the head A and then the swing-bolts I are swung into position to fasten the head F again on the head A, it being understood, however, that care has to be taken that the compartments F/ andF4 are moved in register with the channels A3 and A4t to es# tablish a proper connection between the inlet A3 andthe outlet A93 with the inlet and outlet compartments F and Fi of the head F of the removable section.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentq l. A cooler having a removable section for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, a stationary section for the circulation oi' the cooling medium, the sections extending one into the other, means for fastening the sections together or disconnecting the same to allow of moving the sections apart, a support extending centrally from the stationary section, a tube on the vremovable section through which the support extends, and spring-pressed jaws pivoted in the support and having their free ends normally extending beyond the sides ofthe support to engage the tube to support IOO IIO

the movable section when disconnected and moved apart from the stationary section, as set forth.

2. A cooler comprising a removable section for the circulation ot' the liquid to be cooled, a stationary section for the circulation of the cooling' medium, the said removable section having' heads provided with compartments, tubes connecting the heads with each other at alternate compartments, one of the heads having an inlet-compartment and a discharge-compartment, and the said stationary section having superimposed heads provided with connected compartments, central pipes extending from one head, bonnets secured to the other head and through' which the said central pipes extend, a plurality of pipes grouped around each of the said central pipes, and secured to the said bonnets, the said central pipe and the pipes grouped around the same extending in a corresponding' tube of the removable section, and a hood for each set of central pipes and the pipes grouped around the same, eX- tending in a compartment in the head of the removable section remote from the stationary section, as set forth.

3.' A cooler having a' stationary section for the circulation of the cooling medium and provided with two superimposed heads each having a set of compartments, and sets of pipes, each set consisting' of a central pipe leading' from one of the compartments of the lower head, and a group of pipes surrounding the central pipe, a bonnet secured to the top of the other head at each compartment and opening into the same, the pipes of each group being secured at their lower ends in the corresponding' bonnet, and a hood for each set of pipes and connecting the free ends of the pipes with each other, as set forth.

4. A cooler having' a stationary section for the circulation of a cooling' medium, a removable section for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, the sections extending' one in the other, a standard rising' centrally from the stationary section and extending through a tube in the removable section, and spring-pressed jaws in the said standard, adapted to engage the tube in the removable section, as set forth.

5. A cooler having a stationary section for the circulation or' a cooling medium, a removable section for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, the sections extending' one in the other, a standard rising centrally from the stationary section and extending' through a tube in the removable section, spring-pressed jaws in the said standard, adapted to engage the tube in the removable section, and handles on the said removable section, for conveniently lifting or lowering the same, as set forth.

6. A cooler having a stationary section provided with sets of vertically-arranged pipes for the circulation of a cooling medium, each set consisting of a central pipe anda group of pipes surrounding' the central pipe, a removable section having a series of tubes Jfor the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, the said tubes being each adapted to surround a set of pipes containing' the cooling medium, a central vertical support on the stationary section, a centrally-arranged tube on the removable section through which the support extends, and spring-pressed jaws carried by the support directly above the top or' the removable section and adapted to eng'age the central tube of the removable section.

7. A cooler' having' a removable section provided with a series of tubes for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, a stationary section having' sets of pipes for the circulation of the cooling medium, each set of pipes extending in the tubes of the removable section and consisting of a central pipe and a group of pipes surrounding' the central pipe, the stationary section having' an inlet and an outlet for the cooling medium and an inlet and an outlet for the liquid to be cooled, the stationary section beingfurther provided with channels leading from the last-mentioned inlet and outlet and arranged to be connected with the inlet and outlet compartments of the removable section, and a shell for inclosing' the removable section and having an inlet and an outlet of which the inlet is adapted to be connected with the outlet for the cooling medium of the stationary section, as set forth.

8. In a cooler a removable section for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, and consisting' ot' heads spaced apart and provided with compartments, tubes connecting' the heads with each other at alternate compartments, one head having an inlet-compartment and an outlet-compartment for the entrance and exit of the liquid to be cooled, and a stationary section to which the said head is adapted to be fastened, the stationary section being' provided with channels in its side walls, connected with the said inlet and outlet compartments of the head, the channels being provided respectively with an inlet and an outlet, as set forth.

9. In a cooler a stationary section for the circulation of the coolingmedium and comprising' a base', two superimposed heads fastened together and secured to said base, the heads being' provided with compartments, a vertical central pipe extending from the top of each compartment in the lowery head, bonnets secured to the top of the upper one of said heads and opening into the compartments of said upper head, a series of pipes grouped around each of said central pipes and secured at their lower ends in the corresponding bonnet, the said central pipes extending through the respective bonnets, a hood to the bottom of which the upper end ot' each central pipe and the upper ends of the series of pipes are secured to permit the cooling medium to pass IOO IIO

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from the group of pipes by way of the hood into the central pipe, an inlet for the cooling medium leading to one of the compartments of the upper head, and an outlet leading from one of the compartments in the lower head, the top of the lower head being provided with ports connecting compartments in the upper and lower head, the several compartments,

pipes, hoods and ports forming a continuous passage for the cooling medium, leading from the said inlet in the upper head to the outlet in the lower head, as set forth.

l0. The combination in a cooler, of a movable section comprising two spaced heads connected together by means of vertical tubes, an outer jacket surrounding said tubes and connected with the heads, a cover lfor the top head, a stationary section having superimposed heads, the upper head being adapted to be engaged by the open end of the lower head ofthe movable section, and swing-bolts carried by the upper head of the stationary section and engaging the lower head of the movable section to securely fasten the said heads together to form closed compartments in the lower head of the movable section, the stationary section having sets of verticallyarranged pipes, each set extending in a tube of the movable section and comprising a central pipe and agroup of pipes surrounding the central pipe, as described.

l1. The combination of the two sections one adapted for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled, the other for the cooling medium, the section for the cooling medium comprising heads having connected compartments, and a plurality of sets of pipes connected with the compartments, each set comprising a central pipe and a group of pipes surrounding'the central pipe, and the section for the liquid to be cooled being arranged to slip over the other section and comprising a series of tubes each adapted when in position to surround one of the sets of'pipes containing the cooling medium, the section for the liquid to. be cooled being also provided with compartments forming with the tubes a continuous passage for the said liquid through the several compartments and tubes, one of the heads of the section for the cooling medium having an inlet and an outlet for the liquid to be cooled, the said inlet being connected with one of said compartments and the outlet with another of said compartments,the liquidto be cooled passing in an opposite direction to the vcooling vmedium for the purpose described.

712. `In a cooler.l the combination of a section for the circulation of a cooling medium and provided with two superimposed heads each having a set of compartments, sets of pipes, each set consisting of a central pipe leading from one of the compartments of the lower headfand agroup of pipes surrounding the central pipe, a bonnet secured to the top of the other head at each compartment and opening into the same, the pipes of each group being secured at their lower ends in the corresponding bonnet, and a hood for each set of pipes and connecting the free ends of the pipes with each other, and a section for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled and including tubes containing the liquid to be cooled, the said tubes surrounding the sets of pipes and the liquid in said tubes being distributed around the pipes in a comparatively thin lm, and an outer jacket connected with the section containing the liquid to be cooled, the jacket surrounding the tubes and pipes and into which the cooling medium is led, after it has done its work in the series of pipes, to act on the outer surface of the tubes con- .taining the liquid vto be cooled, for the purpose described.

13. The combination ofva stationary section for the circulation of a cooling medium, a reremovable section for circulation of a liquidto be cooled, a vertical tube extending centrally through the movable section, a pipesecurely fastened to the stationary-section and extending through and beyond the upper end of 'said centertube of the movable section, and an automatic catch carried by the said pipe above the top of the removable -section and adapted to engage the inner surface of said center tube, when the movable section is raised for thepurpose described.

14:. The combination ofa stationary section for the circulation ofa cooling medium, a section for the circulation of a liquidto be cooled, the latter section having heads connected by a central vertical pipe and adapted to vbe raised' offthe stationary section, a standardsecured to the stationary section and extending vertically through said pipe and projecting above the upper head of the movable section, the said standard forming a guide for the movable section, on which the movable section has vertical and rotary movement, an automatic catch secured to said standard and adapted to engage rthe inner surface of said central pipe to hold `said movable section in raised position, and -handles on the movable section, as set forth.

15. A cooler comprising a'movable section for the circulation of the liquid to be cooled consisting of heads-spaced apart and provided with compartments, tubes connecting the heads with each other at alternate compartments, one head having an inlet-compartment and an outlet-compartment for the entrance and exit of the liquid to be cooled, a stationary section for the cooling medium comprising two heads provided with connected compartments, central pipes extending from one head, aplurality of pipes grouped around each of the said centralpipes and extending from the other head, the central pipe and the pipes grouped around it being arranged to-extend in a corresponding tube of the movable section, and a hood for each central pipe and the pipes grouped around the same and extending in a compartment in the head of the movable sec- 5 tion, the heads of the stationary section being;

provided respectively With en inlet and an outlet for the cooling medium, and one of said heads having` channels in its side Walls connected with thesaid inlet and outlet compart- IO ments of the head of the movable section, the

channels being provided respectively with an inlet and an outlet for the liquid to be cooled, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in lthe presence of two sub- I5 scribing Witnesses.

HENRY REININGER. lrVitnesses:

C. MATTERN, ROBERT E. OCoNNoR. 

